Rudolf Diels

Rudolf Diels
Rudolf Diels in 1933
Director of the Gestapo
In office
26 April 1933 – 20 April 1934
Appointed byHermann Göring
PresidentPaul von Hindenburg
ChancellorAdolf Hitler
Preceded byNone (office established)
Succeeded byReinhard Heydrich
Personal details
Born(1900-12-16)16 December 1900
Berghausen, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, German Empire
Died18 November 1957(1957-11-18) (aged 56)
Katzenelnbogen, Rhineland-Palatinate, West Germany
Cause of deathGunshot wound
Political partyNazi Party
Spouse(s)Hildegard Mannesmann, Ilse Göring[1]

Rudolf Diels (16 December 1900 – 18 November 1957) was a German civil servant and head of the Gestapo in 1933–34.[2] He obtained the rank of SS-Oberführer and was a protégé of Hermann Göring.

  1. ^ Larson 2011, p. 138.
  2. ^ Larson 2011, pp. 117–118, 138–140.

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